Grew up in Fairview then Ramsey, NJ. Wrestled myself for quite some time. Definitely have to say that wrestling is the toughest sport out there, and I'm not talking about that WWF bullshit. I always was cutting weight throughout the season. Practicing everyday on an empty stomach, running for miles with garbage bags underneath a wetsuit plus clothes, sitting in the sauna to shed some water weight, spitting all day during class into an empty snapple bottle, putting my fingers down my throat to try to get anything out but usually just dry heave. All this just to make weight and the match still hasnt even started.